Mosul library recreated in Norfolk country house installation
Recreation forms part of immersive six-month project at National Trust’s Blickling Estate exploring importance of books
Danny Fields’ best photograph: the Ramones prowl round the US supreme court
‘Hey, it’s Washington! Let’s run around!’
Amy Sackville on the top 10 novels about painters
From an obsessed forger in Perec’s Portrait of a Man to a disturbing project in Han Kang’s The Vegetarian, the author of Painter to the King shares her favourite literary works of art
Painter to the King by Amy Sackville review – a virtuoso portrait of Velázquez
This fictional account of the artist’s life at the court of Philip IV confirms its daring author’s extraordinary gifts
Civilisations by David Olusoga review – a riposte to European superiority
A subversive response to Kenneth Clark’s series deconstructs the notion of civilisation and charts the effects of greed, hubris and disease
Henry Moore rubbished Barbara Hepworth sculpture, diaries say
Revered artist said to have slated rival sculptor’s work when Tate board was considering buying it
Unpublished art by Lord of the Rings creator JRR Tolkien goes on show
Rare and diverse paintings and drawings reveal visual talents of celebrated Oxford author
Mirror mirror: Joan Jonas on the fairytales that have cast a spell over her 50-year career
Frog princes, labyrinths and Freud ... as she prepares to present her latest piece, the performance art pioneer reflects on the myths that have made her work
Call Me By Monet: how Instagram hybrids turned pop into art
High art and pop culture have often been mashed together – but rarely as effectively as on three Instagram accounts delighting fans of Monet, Alexa Chung and Harry Potter
Photography legend Joel Meyerowitz: phones killed the sexiness of the street
He chased parades, ambushed hairdressers and refused to leave Ground Zero. Over PG Tips and ricotta at his Tuscan barn, Joel Meyerowitz relives his most stunning shots
Victoria Lomasko: the brutally funny artist no gallery in Russia will touch
Skinheads, truckers, schoolkids, drinkers … Victoria Lomasko captures everyday Russians in powerful graphic novels. Now she’s in Britain with On the Eve, a show to mark ‘Putin’s re-election’
Wolfgang Tillmans: my two-year investigation into the post-truth era
Why are people today becoming so immune to facts? To find out, the photographer turned to politicians, activists, extremists – and even MRI scans
June Rose obituary
Biographer and author who wrote about Modigliani, Marie Stopes and Elizabeth Fry
Art is all about nuance. Let’s not lose it in the alarmist censorship debate
The outrage that follows the removal of a painting shows that some hate to have their view of art challenged. What a pity, writes Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Is this woman the next Philip Glass? And why is she wearing a loudspeaker?
Rolex is paying a fortune to pair young artists up with stars like David Adjaye, Joan Jonas and Alfonso Cuarón. Is there a catch? We join their big Berlin jamboree